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House cleaning businesses in Kent County, MD

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Kent County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

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The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.9M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,525 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
19,565
+2.3% since 2020

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What this means

At $1,525 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Kent County spend about $12.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no house cleaning businesses in Kent County. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Kent County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Kent County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,416 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Kent County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no house cleaning businesses on map listings, Kent County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Kent County compares

The same measures for Maryland and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all lawn care, cleaning and other household services by the house cleaning businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

House cleaning in Kent County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureKent CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.02.52.2
Spending per listingn/a$7.1M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,4161,5241,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.3%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,525$1,757$1,414
Median household income$80,147$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
72
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Kent County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Kent County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,565+2.3% since 2020
Households
8,493
Median age
47.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
277 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$80,147+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,060
Median home value
$330,900
Jobs located here
7,746
Daytime population
19,068Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Kent County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Charles County, MD8661.0$19M+5.9%#13 of 847
2Cecil County, MD8361.5$10.9M+3.2%#25 of 847
3Calvert County, MD7792.7$7.3M+1.7%#59 of 847
4Harford County, MD73171.7$10.7M+2.0%#79 of 847
5Carroll County, MD72162.5$7.5M+2.2%#91 of 847
6Howard County, MD66262.1$9.8M+1.9%#146 of 847
7Baltimore city, MD65301.2$11.9M−2.3%#154 of 847
8St. Mary’s County, MD64112.6$7.2M+2.4%#169 of 847
9Frederick County, MD63393.7$5.1M+11.0%#189 of 847
10Queen Anne’s County, MD6273.5$5.2M+8.8%#206 of 847
Kent County, MDNot scored00.0n/a+2.3%

Other business types in Kent County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Kent County, MD?

There are no house cleaning businesses on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

How much do households in Kent County, MD spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $12.9M a year, or $1,525 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which house cleaning businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,493 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Kent County, MD compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Kent County has no house cleaning businesses on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Kent County would have about 2, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,416 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Kent County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Kent County at 19,565 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,493 households. The median household income in Kent County is $80,147 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Kent County has no market score for house cleaning businesses, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kent County. It maps the house cleaning businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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